Actors

Mila Kunis plays the manipulative, high strung diva. To which our white swan, Natalie Portman, is constantly perceived to be her best friend, but also feels mocked and envious simultaneously. In order to get the role Portman made changes to herself; such as loosing an copious amount of weight to match a ballerinas physique. She plays the broken ballerina beautifully. Barbara Hershey plays the unstable mother of Portman, but is it for a reason? Nina's mother, a former dancer, puts added pressure on her daughter and is desperately trying to live through Nina causing stress between the two.  For a brief moment you get to see what a completely broken and grief consumed soul Beth McIntyre, played by Winona Ryder, is and how Nina thinks she may turn out if she continues the path towards the top.